The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 1.8. In ZIP 11372, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (15) · Damaged Tree (9) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3).
Filed construction activity
$85,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1921)
Yes
Six or more residential units (24)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
81 & 87 28TH ST JACKSON HEIGHTS
Head officer
WILLIAM W BIERWERTH
Managing agent
WAGNER AND KELLY MGT. INC
Last registered
2025-11-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,647,000
$741,150
2026
$1,681,000
$756,450
2027
$1,730,000
$778,500
The city's market estimate has risen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $495,305 a year
($28.73 per sq ft), operating expenses $272,047
($15.78 per sq ft), net operating income $223,258. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm
scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 83 St / Roosevelt Av — Q29 · 700 ft
Citi Bike
86 St & 37 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
2023-11-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Landmark Bldg - Illegal Work
2023-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-17311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2023-10-10RPTT&RET — from STEPHAN DAVIDSON, PIERINA T to RUBIN, TRUSTEE, ALEXANDER B; STEPHAN DAVIDSON, TRUSTEE, PIERINA T; THE PIERINA T. STEPHAN
2023-09-28Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-07-12311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2023-06-24311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2023-05-17311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2023-04-12Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-06-20311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2022-05-12RPTT&RET — from REILLY, OWEN to ROSE ANNA AND OWEN REILLY IRREVOCABLE TR; BIERWERTH, TRUSTEE, MARGOTH
2022-05-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-05-02311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-04-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2022-04-27311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2022-04-21Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-04-13Boiler inspection
2022-03-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-03HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021
2021-12-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-29RPTT&RET $578,500 — from COGSWELL-KOLB, MARGARET; KOLB, TERRY G to ROGERS, CIARA$578,500
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-31RPTT&RET $420,000 — from CRADDOCK, LYNNE to PARENT, KEITH C; KETCHAM, ERIC S$420,000
2020-08-21Sold for $420,000$420,000
2020-08-12Boiler inspection
2020-06-29Job filed: ADD TWO NEW HOT WATER HEATHER AT THE CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. ALL AS PER PLANS & APPLICATIONS.$15,000
2020-05-05Job filed: ADD TWO NEW HOT WATER HEATHER AT THE CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. ALL AS PER PLANS & APPLICATIONS.$15,000
2020-03-25Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-02-12Job filed: ADD TWO NEW HOT WATER HEATHER AT THE CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. ALL AS PER PLANS & APPLICATIONS.$15,000
2019
2019-08-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-07-07311: Water System — Hyd Valve Box Cover Missing (WV2)
2019-02-28RPTT&RET $305,000 — from THE ESTATE OF MADELEINE B. BERGER; BERGER, EXECUTOR, PATRICE to XIAO, SHUANG; CROWE, MICHAEL D$305,000
2019-02-19Boiler inspection
2019-02-19Sold for $305,000$305,000
2018
2018-11-23RPTT&RET $580,000 — from THE ESTATE OF BRANISLAWA RAMAZAN; SEID RAMAZAN to BIERWERTH, MARGOTH; BIERWERTH, WILLIAM$580,000
2018-11-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2018-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-05Sold for $580,000$580,000
2018-10-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-28311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2018-06-28311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2018-05-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-25RPTT&RET $380,000 — from GARCIA, KRISTA A to PARISHKA, JUDITH$380,000
2018-04-19Sold for $380,000$380,000
2018-03-20Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-26311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2017-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-08-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-07-23311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2016-07-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-06-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-06-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-04-07Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF ROOF TILES, LOUVERS, LINTELS & WINDOW FRAMES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATIONS.$40,000
2014
2014-10-14RPTT&RET $225,000 — from SHERIN, AARIS to GARCIA, KRISTA A$225,000
2014-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-02RPTT&RET $180,000 — from CAMERON, VIOLET to CARLUCCI, MAGDALAINA$180,000
2013
2013-01-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2012
2012-12-28RPTT&RET $315,000 — from SLOVENZ - LOW, MADELINE; BROWNSTONE, MADELINE to DIAZ, EVELYN$315,000
2011
2011-12-09RPTT&RET $177,000 — from CAMERON, DERRICK to KHORKO, PEMA Y$177,000
2011-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-07311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2007
2007-07-20RPTT&RET $229,000 — from GELFAND, ALEXANDER; GORDON, INGRID to SHERIN, AARIS$229,000
2007-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-16RPTT&RET $350,000 — from DORR, BOONPOR to GELFAND, ALEXANDER; GORDON, INGRID$350,000
2006
2006-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-11-07RPTT $175,000 — from ESTATE OF ISABEL MCAFFERTY to FIGUEREDO CLARENS, ALICIA$175,000
2005-04-01RPTT&RET — from ESTATE OF RAYMOND DORR to DORR, BOONPOR
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-03-02LDMK — from NYC LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION to JACKSON HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT